CVE-2016-3203
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 33.34% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/edge · microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 27.8% on 21 September 2026 to 33.3% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91086
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-369
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-080
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91086
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-369
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-080
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.